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Ayn Rand’s Philosophy & Implications for Professional Nursing & U.S. Healthcare

Ayn Rand’s Philosophy & Implications for Professional Nursing & U.S. Healthcare. Ayn Rand’s Philosophy. Objectivism: Objectivism is the ultimate philosophy of unsullied reason and unadulterated individualism. Objectivism defined by Rand. Interview with Mike Wallace (1959).

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Ayn Rand’s Philosophy & Implications for Professional Nursing & U.S. Healthcare

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  1. Ayn Rand’s Philosophy & Implications for Professional Nursing & U.S. Healthcare

  2. Ayn Rand’s Philosophy Objectivism: Objectivism is the ultimate philosophy of unsullied reason and unadulterated individualism.

  3. Objectivism defined by Rand Interview with Mike Wallace (1959) (From Video “Ayn Rand a Sense of Life” Produced by Michael Paxton in 1998)

  4. Historical Context World War I 1914-1918 Born Feb. 2, 1905 in St. Petersburg Russia 1917-21 Russian Revolution 1918-1924 Lenin’s Internationalism Migrated to U.S. in 1926 1921-1939 Russia under Lenin and Stalin 1929 The Great Depression Met & Married O’Connor in 1929 1933 Roosevelt’s New Deal The Fountainhead 1943 1947 Interrogated by the HUAC “Objectivism” launched

  5. Objectivism: The Philosophy of Reason ``My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievements as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.'' - Ayn Rand

  6. Intellectual Freedom cannot exist without Political Freedom Free Mind Free Market Intellectual Freedom Political Freedom Political Freedom cannot exist without economic freedom

  7. Overview of Rand’s Philosophy • Metaphysics: Objective Reality • Epistemology: Reason • Ethics: Self Interest • Politics: Capitalism

  8. Examples of Rand’s Contributions to Literature • Atlas Shrugged • The Fountainhead • We the Living • Anthem • Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal • For the New Intellectual • The Virtue of Selfishness

  9. Rand’s Work reveals: The philosophy of individualism, personal responsibility, the power of reason, and the importance of morality.

  10. Reason is man’s only means of knowledge Facts of reality are knowable through objective reasoning Sensory perception Knowledge Laws of logic

  11. Non-Sensory Supernaturalism Irrationalism Mysticism A higher Being Non-rational forms of Knowledge Do not Exist!

  12. Rational Self Interest is the Ethical Code Rationality Pride Independence Trade Ethics of Self Interest Integrity Production Honesty Justice

  13. Capitalism demands the best of every man His rationality $ & rewards accordingly

  14. Altruism: the highest good is service to others Rand rejects Altruism

  15. Connection to Other Philosophic Schools of Thought • Aristotole • Platoism • Kant • Marxism • Communism

  16. Connection to Nursing • The use of reason to approach life’s challenges to examine & excel in life. • Objective approach to scientific exploration using reason and logic for research. • Respect for individuality. • The spirit of individual commitment to achieve success. • The passion for what is right.

  17. Healthcare’s Lesson in Rand’s Teaching • Clinton-Bush Debates on Healthcare Reform • “Market” driven managed care • Failure of Market driven managed care • The alternative: Socialized Healthcare

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